The population of Karlskrona is decreasing – it was expected that it will increase

Last September, the municipality of Karlskrona had 66,796 people. And according to forecasts, the municipality will increase by 470 people this year. But the plan seems to fail, since the trend since September shows a decline in Karlskrona with nearly 90 people, writing BLT.

"We are well below expectations for the calculated population increase, but we still hope that we will not cut back," Pia Kronegen, head of population statistics in the municipality, told the newspaper.

Obviously, more people who left the municipality than expected were able to leave the country. An Achilles heel is also the lack of housing, explains Pia Kronegen.

"We will probably not reach the goal of an increase in the population of 470 people this year." The exact information on the changes will be in February and we will then analyze them to find out why the development was as he became.